main kyun ek kamre mein ek kursi par baitha
apne andar chalte chalte thak jata hun

bachpan ki taswiren yaaden
ghutne mein jo chot lagi thi

hath se mitti chhan ke bahte khun ko kaise rok liya tha
wo maktab, college, daftar, ghar

ubad-khabad raste
girte-padte kya batlaun

kaise apne ghar aaya hun
kin bazaron se guzra hun

har chehra tha patthar ka
har dukan thi shishe ki

har diwar se takraya hun
ab apne zakhmon ko ginta hun

aur wo choten kahan chhupi baithi hain
jin ka lahu

andar hi andar bahta hai
ek kursi par baitha

diwar-o-dar ko takte
ek kaghaz par sahra sahra likhte

main apne hi andar
chalte chalte thak jata hun!